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Winter Jazzfest 2024 – Manhattan Marathon

by Dan Lehner Editors Note: Both Dan and I were originally supposed to cover this year's Winter Jazzzfest, but your's truly got COVID on Wednesday, so I've been self-isolating all weekend. […]

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Winter Jazzfest 2018: Friday Night Marathon

By Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews New York is nothing if not a land of contrasts, so it was jarring if not totally surprising to slog through a warmer-than-usual rain

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Strange and Beautiful: A Celebration of the Music of John Lurie at Town Hall

by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano Even back in his heyday, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a challenge to pin down John Lurie. Was he a band leader (Lounge

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Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, and Nels Cline at LPR

Speaking of LPR, I stopped by last night for an early set of improvisations from three of today's greatest jazz guitarists: Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, and Nels Cline, who heads back to his

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